Of course, besides simple throwing weapons like grenades, Franz had prepared a special surprise for the British.
The Church's inventors liked to call it "Wrath of God," while Friedrich thought "Devil's Gift" was more fitting.
At that moment, a crate hung beneath each Austrian Airship. Once the airship crews confirmed they were above the British, they began cutting the specially made ropes.
As the ropes were severed, a wooden panel on one side of each crate fell away, and the contents spilled out.
Along with cotton and sponges to cushion the fall and prevent damage, there were also shards of glass and white powder.
The white powder and cotton fluff drifted on the wind, leaving the British Army soldiers below baffled.
But the powder and fluff pouring down suddenly burst into flames, becoming towering pillars of fire that shrouded the British ships like the breath of a true dragon.
Several British Army soldiers were struck by Dragon Breath, and old Edward Hobart Seymour roared,
"Save them!"
As elite sailors of the British Royal Navy, the men aboard were naturally well practiced in the basic business of putting out fires.
A few buckets of cold water doused the flames, but the soldiers who had been burned shrieked and wailed, looking to be in terrible pain.
This not only failed to earn them any sympathy, but drew contempt from those around them. After all, how much damage could a brief blaze have done?
Old Edward Hobart Seymour couldn't help reprimanding his men.
"You should be grateful the Austrians didn't douse you with oil. Otherwise, you—"
Before Edward Hobart Seymour could finish, the men burst into flames again. The fires that had been extinguished on the deck reignited, and the same thing happened on the surrounding ships.
The flames burned with incredible ferocity.